The Duke of Saxony had the portrait taken of a poor Swiss woman, remarkable for her large bushy beard.

2

In 1726 a female dancer appeared at Venice, with a large bushy beard.

3

Charles XII. had in his army a woman whose beard was a yard and a half long. She was taken prisoner at the battle of Pultowa, and presented to the Czar, 1724.

4

Mlle. Bois de Chêne, born at Geneva in 1834, was exhibited in London in 18523; she had a profuse head of hair, a strong black beard, large whiskers, and thick hair on her arms and back.

5

Julia Pastrana was exhibited in London in 1857; died, 1862, at Moscow; was embalmed by Professor Suckaloff; and the embalmed body was exhibited at 191, Piccadilly. She was found among the Digger Indians of Mexico.